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Administration Answers Community Questions in Virtual Town Hall

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Administration provided Seaver students and parents with updates for spring 2021 semester with important information regarding housing, the academic calendar, International Programs and updates to university communication in a Zoom town hall.President Jim Gash, Vice President for Student Affairs Connie Horton and Seaver Dean Michael Feltner gave both general and departmental … [Read more...] about Administration Answers Community Questions in Virtual Town Hall

Opinion: Sports Desk Picks NFL Week 13

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From left: Sports Editor Karl Winter, Assistant Sports Editor Paxton Ritchey, Staff Writer Kyle McCabe, Photo Editor Ali Levens, Sports Assistant Justin Touhey and Staff Writer Austin Hall. This group of six made its picks for the 13th week of the NFL season after a Week 12 that featured 2020-like chaos. Art by Madeline DuvallWeek 12 encapsulated the 2020 NFL season like no … [Read more...] about Opinion: Sports Desk Picks NFL Week 13

Letter from the Editor | By The Numbers

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I chose to attend Pepperdine because it felt like home, and when I think of Pepperdine, I think of the Graphic. Both have shown me the importance of numbers. Both have shown me the importance of truth. Before setting foot on campus for the first time, many of us only knew about the University through its numbers: the undergraduate population, the student-faculty ratio, the … [Read more...] about Letter from the Editor | By The Numbers

How COVID-19 Affects Pepperdine, California and the World at Large

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Since Pepperdine University officially closed its campus in March, COVID-19 has spread over Los Angeles, the U.S. and the world. The University's decision on whether to reopen in spring 2020 depends directly on the LA Department of Public Health and the COVID-19 case numbers. As of Nov. 1, Pepperdine reported 67 COVID-19 cases in the Pepperdine community, including students, … [Read more...] about How COVID-19 Affects Pepperdine, California and the World at Large

Opinion: Selflessness and Empathy Must Overpower Desensitization to Bad News

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Americans will remember 2020 as an election year like no other. Against historical precedent, the Republican-led senate spitefully confirmed a Supreme Court Justice days before the election, a candidate refused to say he'd facilitate a peaceful transfer of power should he lose and U.S. agencies found evidence of multiple countries attempting to interfere with election results. … [Read more...] about Opinion: Selflessness and Empathy Must Overpower Desensitization to Bad News